PHOEBE GOES TO COLLEGE
TODAY IS THE DAY WE MOVE PHOEBE IN TO HER COLLEGE DORM Now she takes flight . And I …am at a loss for words. LOVE
Category: old country house blog
Artist lesli devito has reluctantly found herself rasing her family in an old country house. Much to her surprise, she loves her rural home and enjoys sharing her adventures with her readers. There are always makeovers to be done and animals to paint. Come along for the ride. Green acres here she comes!
FORMICA180FX CALACATTA MARBLE COUNTERTOPS – FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
THE KITCHEN MAKEOVER took a little over 2 years and was completed in 2013. I FIELD questions via this blog or email every week… REGARDING OUR KITCHEN FORMICA 180 FX MARBLE COUNTERTOPS THE FORMICA 180FX CATTACATTA MARBLE180fx® marks a revolution in surfacing with true-to-scale granite patterns that offer visual drama unmatched by any other laminate. Modern, sophisticated… Read More FORMICA180FX CALACATTA MARBLE COUNTERTOPS – FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
QUESTION: I FOUND A BABY DEER?
Once….I FOUND A BABY DEER. NO, NOT the deer above, the baby deer above is a deer named “Rupert” that was delivered via c section, 3 weeks early, after his Mother was hit by a car. This photo is so you can see how TINY the deer was that I saw. No…This is how I… Read More QUESTION: I FOUND A BABY DEER?
HAPPY “PLATINUM” BIRTHDAY – TO ME !
another year ANOTHER BIRTHDAY!!!! I HAVE COINED A NEW TERM TODAY IS MY PLATINIUM BIRTHDAY ( me and Cynthia Rowley!) This is when your Birth YEAR (in my case 1958) and your current age (58)… are the same..!!! I say BRING IT 58!!! Life is good and I am happy to celebrate another year!!! AGE… Read More HAPPY “PLATINUM” BIRTHDAY – TO ME !
APARTMENT THERAPY HOUSE TOUR
I am so excited to share with you this wonderful news!!! OF MY OLD COUNTRY HOUSE! IT WAS A LONG TIME IN THE MAKING. 12 years to be exact, but when I read the article I felt so proud of my home and especially of the TLC that we put into it. I have an… Read More APARTMENT THERAPY HOUSE TOUR
NOW TRENDING – POWDER BLUE
I DO SO LOVE MY PASTELS AND POWDER BLUE IS NO EXCEPTION I HAVE BEEN WATCHING THE FINAL SEASON ON DOWNTON ABBEY (AGAIN) THIS SUMMER AND EVERY TIME I SEE THIS POWDER BLUE ROOM I WANT TO GET HOME AND PAINT A ROOM THIS COLOR!!! I HAD A FEELING WE WOULD BE SEEING MORE OF… Read More NOW TRENDING – POWDER BLUE
MONDAY MAKEOVER – 10 TIPS FOR CHOOSING A SOFA
CHOOSING A SOFA IS A FUN problem to have – BUT OFTEN DAUNTING TASK! HERE ARE 10 THINGS TO CONSIDER WHEN CHOOSING A SOFA. 1. LOCATION /ROOM SIZE – WHERE IS IT GOING AND WITH WHAT? 2. BUDGET 3. STYLE 4. ARMS 5. SEATS 6. PILLOWS 7. SKIRTED OR VISIBLE LEGS 8.DURABILITY 9. COLOR 10.… Read More MONDAY MAKEOVER – 10 TIPS FOR CHOOSING A SOFA
REUNION REFLECTIONS
LAST weekend I went back in time to 1976. 40 years! and celebrated my 40th HIGH SCHOOL REUNION! It was CRAZY! It was surreal. REALLY SURREAL! I have a core group of girlfriends that I have kept in touch with over the years, weddings, babies, funerals, birthdays and reunions. We all stayed together…and every single… Read More REUNION REFLECTIONS
DORM SHOPPING – TOP TEN LIST
This is the pile of Tate’s stuff right before we packed him up and moved him into his dorm late last summer. Moving him out some 9 months later – I could not help but notice what …came back unopened or not at all! On the MIA list were these crates? He donated the rug. The… Read More DORM SHOPPING – TOP TEN LIST
SEPARATION ANXIETY – BLAST FROM THE PAST
Yesterday I was trolling through my blog and I stumbled upon a piece written – two blogs ago – in 2009. Tate was 13. He turns 20 next month. I thought I would share it with you…. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There was a time when I missed him while he slept. There was a time… Read More SEPARATION ANXIETY – BLAST FROM THE PAST